APHAughafadda
Ainm/Ainmneacha as Gaeilge (John O’Donavan’s Townland Index 1862):
Meaning of the Name:
Ainm as Gaeilge: Meaning in English:
Townland Names -The Athenry Journal, Vol. 1, No: 3, 1995
Acreage (Richard Griffiths Valuation 1847-1864):
Valuation: £ s d
Propietor of the Townland:
Description (John O’Donavan’s Townland index 1862):
Situation (John O’Donavan’s Townland index 1862):
Census
Information From O’Donovan’s Field Name Books
Standard Name:
Aghafadda
Irish Form of Name:
Achadh Fada
Translation:
long field
Parish:
Monivea
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Other Forms of the Name with the authority source (if provided) in italics.
Aghafadda
Achadh Fada
Achadh Fada
Auhafodda B. S. Sketch Map
Comment:
Description:
Small portion of bog all under tillage. It is the property of W. Burke, half of it is cultivated, the remainder is rough pasture and deep bog. It is bounded on the S.W. by the road from Loughrea to Tuam.
Situation:
3 mile S.E. Monivea. It is situated 2½ miles East of Monivea bounded on the North by Moylough Parish and Cuddoo West, East by Laghtenora and West by Tiaquin Demesne and Leanamore.
Proprietor (Click on proprietor’s name to view all property owned by him at this time; this information will display in a new window.):
Information From Joyce’s Place Names
Translation according to P. W. Joyce
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Information From Griffith’s Valuation (1850s)
Area in acres, roods and perches:
| A. | R. | P. |
| 128 | – | 20 |
Land value at the time in pounds, shillings and pence:
Building value at the time in pounds, shillings and pence:
Total value at the time in pounds, shillings and pence:
| £ | s. | d. |
| – | – | – |
Heads of households living in the townland at this time:
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Townland Information
What is a townland?:
A townland is one of the smallest land divisions in Ireland. They range in size from a few acres to thousands of acres. Many are Gaelic in origin, but some came into existence after the Norman invasion of 1169
Townland information:
Aghafadda is a townland.
Information From Ordnance Survey Maps
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Population and Census Information
Heads of households living in the townland at the time of the Griffith’s Valuation (1850s):
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Residents living here at the time of the 1911 census:
There were no residents living in this townland at the time of the 1911 census.
Church records of births, deaths and marriages:
Church records of births, deaths and marriages are available online at http://www.rootsireland.ie. To search these records you will need to know the ‘church parish’ rather than the ‘civil parish’. (The civil parish is the pre-reformation parish and was frequently used as a unit of administration in the past.)
Aghafadda is in the civil parish of Monivea.
Catholic parish:
This civil parish corresponds with the following Roman Catholic parish or parishes.
- Abbeyknockmoy in Galway West.
- Athenry in Galway West.
Church of Ireland parish:
This civil parish corresponds with the following Church of Ireland parish.
- Monivea.
In general, the civil parish and the Church of Ireland parish are the same, but, this is not always the case.
Other Sources
Information from the Logainm database:
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Tithe Applotment Book Data (1827):
1839 O.S.I. Map1852 Griffiths Valuation Data:
O.S.I. Map (19 ) Showing Archaeological Sites:
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1901 Census Data:
1911 Census Data:
1924-Names on Voters Lists for national Elections (Galway Co. Co.)
2005 Google Map
Villages within the Townland
Famous People of the Townland
2011 Census Population Data (D.E.D._______________________ )
Names of Children from National School Register
Archaeology.
